July 9, 2025 • 6 mins
Overnight heavy rain triggering some 5,000 power outages across the state. Red Sox win their 5th in a row as the smoke the Rockies. Some local lawmakers want to keep a Pandemic Era policy, so new drivers can learn the rules of the road from home.
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Sixty eight degrees in Boston, we've got clouds and some
of us little rainfall. At six o'clock on this Wednesday morning,
it is July ninth, twenty twenty five. In this hour
of news has brought to you by your New England
Toyota Dealer, your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters. Thank you
so much for joining us. I'm Jim McKay and here's
what's happening. Well, good morning out there. The high temperature
(00:28):
starting to trickle down last night and into this morning.
We're waking up certainly feeling more comfortable, but that humidity
is still there. Today will be a mostly cloudy day,
get much cooler than yesterday. With a couple of showers,
we won't get out of the seventies. And right now
we are hovering right around seventy degrees in Boston. We've
got some pretty big bands of showers making their way
through Worcester and then often to different parts of the
(00:49):
Merrimack Valley up towards the north Shore coastline at the moment,
and a lot of us also got some rain showers
in the overnight hours, triggering some five thousand power outedge,
which is across the state the latest numbers. According to MIMA,
flood watches were issued for several coastal spots along the
Massachusetts coastline, including parts of the South Shore in the Cape.
They seemed to get at the worst in terms of
(01:11):
that rainfall. Last night. Well, police are making inroads in
a jewelry heist. Wbz's Jaballett with the very latest.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Four are under arrest, but two people remain at large
after an armed robbery at a North and Over jewelry store.
The Essex County District Attorney's Office confirms that of the
four arrested to or from New York City, and two
others are from central Pennsylvania. They did not offer any
details about the two people who are still on the run.
Jay Willett WBZ Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
And at six oh two the Red Sox make it
five in a row as they smoke the Rockies last
night Rafael Devers. Meantime, there's some heat out there in
San Francisco after he was a no show for a
workout with a former Giant star. Will Clark is trying
to help him transition over to first base. Meantime, fan
favorite of Celtic Al Horford is unlikely to re sign
(02:02):
with the team this offseason. Brad Stevens breaking that news yesterday,
saying it's unlikely he will be coming back and has
several offers on the table meantime. Wimbledon quarterfinals they continue
this morning. American Ben Shelton is an action some local
lawmakers want to keep a pandemic era policy so new
drivers can learn the rules of the road from the
comfort of their own home.
Speaker 3 (02:23):
During the pandemic, those looking for a driver's license could
take the classroom part of drivers at virtually. As of now,
that policy still stands, but it's set to expire in September.
Two bills aim to extend that.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
I think it's okay for the classroom part to be virtual.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
I mean it was okay during COVID. Mickeyel says, as
long as drivers still have to get behind the wheel,
she doesn't think it matters whether you take the classroom
part at home or not. Senator Joan Lovely says the
average scores of students who've done drivers at online and
in person are nearly the same.
Speaker 5 (02:50):
If it has been the same, I don't see a problem.
I mean, if it's not broken, why try to fix it.
Speaker 3 (02:55):
Lawmakers say having an online option will level the playing
field and spare people that to a classroom.
Speaker 4 (03:00):
And you can do as much reading on theory and learning,
you know, absorbing as much as you can, but until
you're on the road, you don't really get to apply
those skills very often.
Speaker 3 (03:08):
Those against it say the bills could put smaller driving
schools at a disadvantage. I'm a freedman w BZ, Boston's
news radio.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
And coming up here in just a few moments, we'll
tell you why not everyone is loving the sun block
in Cambridge. We'll explain in just a moment his ability
not the greatest. Overnight. We still got humidity out there,
and as some of us are getting some pretty big
rain showers right now. We've said Kristin X checking in
on the pike there, and if you are riding the
pike out towards Worcester and points west, you are still
(03:38):
dealing with some rain showers and a lot of us
that get some steady rainfall in the overnight hours. Now
eventually those will taper off. Today only get up to
seventy three degrees, so a lot more comfortable. Still a
little bit of that humid souper air, though for tonight
we could see a few showers around and lows down
into the mid sixties. For your Thursday tomorrow, we're even cooler,
only getting up to around seventy degrees. Could have a
(04:00):
couple of showers and thunderstorms once again, and then the
same deal on Friday, but some sunshine is going to
be mixing in. We're all so warming up and getting
up to near eighty degrees, and then it looks like
we've got a pretty nice weekend that we're working on
so far, especially on Saturday. Right now at the moment,
sixty eight in Boston, and it is soupy out there.
(04:21):
At six oh six. Reviews are mixed in response to
a new art installation in Cambridge. Details from wbz's Drew mohalland.
Speaker 4 (04:29):
The display in Central Square is entitled sun Block. It
literally is a space designed to block the sun. The
concrete stoops are designed to provide some shade during the
hot summer season. But t here's the thing. Some big
voices in the city are calling it an eyesore. What
is this thing? It's just a huge gray block. Some
Block is one of five projects throughout Cambridge made possible
(04:51):
through these shades Social Justice Program, Drew mahlland WBZ Boston's
news radio and.
Speaker 1 (04:56):
At six SOH seven schools in Massachusetts now one step
closer to turning off those cell phones in the classroom
for good.
Speaker 5 (05:04):
Now, a legislative committee has advanced a bill that would
ban cell phones in Massachusetts public schools. Many communities have
already put limits on electronic devices, including cell phones. The
pending legislation would impact all public schools in Massachusetts, but
it's already raising concerns among parents worried about how they'd
get in touch with kids during emergencies. Twenty five states
(05:28):
have already passed laws impacting cell phone use in schools.
Mike Macklin, WBZ Boston's News radio.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
The Barbie verse is expanding.
Speaker 6 (05:38):
Hey Bombyan Mattel has unbailed a new Barbie with type
one diabetes, representing the estimated three hundred four thousand kids
and teenagers in the US with the same condition. She
wears a pink insulin pump and a continuous glucose monitor
to help control her blood sugar. It's linked to a
phone in her purse, which displays a monitoring app. Barbie's
(06:00):
slaves in the style department in a blue polka dot
crop top, matching ruffled miniskirt and chunky baby blue heels.
She retails for eleven Bucks. Deborah Rodriguez, CBS News.
Speaker 1 (06:12):
You are now in the loop for news updates throughout
the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app.
I'm Jim McKay, WBZ, Boston's news radio
Sixty eight degrees in Boston, we've got clouds and some
of us little rainfall. At six o'clock on this Wednesday morning,
it is July ninth, twenty twenty five. In this hour
of news has brought to you by your New England
Toyota Dealer, your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters. Thank you
so much for joining us. I'm Jim McKay and here's
what's happening. Well, good morning out there. The high temperature
(00:28):
starting to trickle down last night and into this morning.
We're waking up certainly feeling more comfortable, but that humidity
is still there. Today will be a mostly cloudy day,
get much cooler than yesterday. With a couple of showers,
we won't get out of the seventies. And right now
we are hovering right around seventy degrees in Boston. We've
got some pretty big bands of showers making their way
through Worcester and then often to different parts of the
(00:49):
Merrimack Valley up towards the north Shore coastline at the moment,
and a lot of us also got some rain showers
in the overnight hours, triggering some five thousand power outedge,
which is across the state the latest numbers. According to MIMA,
flood watches were issued for several coastal spots along the
Massachusetts coastline, including parts of the South Shore in the Cape.
They seemed to get at the worst in terms of
(01:11):
that rainfall. Last night. Well, police are making inroads in
a jewelry heist. Wbz's Jaballett with the very latest.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Four are under arrest, but two people remain at large
after an armed robbery at a North and Over jewelry store.
The Essex County District Attorney's Office confirms that of the
four arrested to or from New York City, and two
others are from central Pennsylvania. They did not offer any
details about the two people who are still on the run.
Jay Willett WBZ Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
And at six oh two the Red Sox make it
five in a row as they smoke the Rockies last
night Rafael Devers. Meantime, there's some heat out there in
San Francisco after he was a no show for a
workout with a former Giant star. Will Clark is trying
to help him transition over to first base. Meantime, fan
favorite of Celtic Al Horford is unlikely to re sign
(02:02):
with the team this offseason. Brad Stevens breaking that news yesterday,
saying it's unlikely he will be coming back and has
several offers on the table meantime. Wimbledon quarterfinals they continue
this morning. American Ben Shelton is an action some local
lawmakers want to keep a pandemic era policy so new
drivers can learn the rules of the road from the
comfort of their own home.
Speaker 3 (02:23):
During the pandemic, those looking for a driver's license could
take the classroom part of drivers at virtually. As of now,
that policy still stands, but it's set to expire in September.
Two bills aim to extend that.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
I think it's okay for the classroom part to be virtual.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
I mean it was okay during COVID. Mickeyel says, as
long as drivers still have to get behind the wheel,
she doesn't think it matters whether you take the classroom
part at home or not. Senator Joan Lovely says the
average scores of students who've done drivers at online and
in person are nearly the same.
Speaker 5 (02:50):
If it has been the same, I don't see a problem.
I mean, if it's not broken, why try to fix it.
Speaker 3 (02:55):
Lawmakers say having an online option will level the playing
field and spare people that to a classroom.
Speaker 4 (03:00):
And you can do as much reading on theory and learning,
you know, absorbing as much as you can, but until
you're on the road, you don't really get to apply
those skills very often.
Speaker 3 (03:08):
Those against it say the bills could put smaller driving
schools at a disadvantage. I'm a freedman w BZ, Boston's
news radio.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
And coming up here in just a few moments, we'll
tell you why not everyone is loving the sun block
in Cambridge. We'll explain in just a moment his ability
not the greatest. Overnight. We still got humidity out there,
and as some of us are getting some pretty big
rain showers right now. We've said Kristin X checking in
on the pike there, and if you are riding the
pike out towards Worcester and points west, you are still
(03:38):
dealing with some rain showers and a lot of us
that get some steady rainfall in the overnight hours. Now
eventually those will taper off. Today only get up to
seventy three degrees, so a lot more comfortable. Still a
little bit of that humid souper air, though for tonight
we could see a few showers around and lows down
into the mid sixties. For your Thursday tomorrow, we're even cooler,
only getting up to around seventy degrees. Could have a
(04:00):
couple of showers and thunderstorms once again, and then the
same deal on Friday, but some sunshine is going to
be mixing in. We're all so warming up and getting
up to near eighty degrees, and then it looks like
we've got a pretty nice weekend that we're working on
so far, especially on Saturday. Right now at the moment,
sixty eight in Boston, and it is soupy out there.
(04:21):
At six oh six. Reviews are mixed in response to
a new art installation in Cambridge. Details from wbz's Drew mohalland.
Speaker 4 (04:29):
The display in Central Square is entitled sun Block. It
literally is a space designed to block the sun. The
concrete stoops are designed to provide some shade during the
hot summer season. But t here's the thing. Some big
voices in the city are calling it an eyesore. What
is this thing? It's just a huge gray block. Some
Block is one of five projects throughout Cambridge made possible
(04:51):
through these shades Social Justice Program, Drew mahlland WBZ Boston's
news radio and.
Speaker 1 (04:56):
At six SOH seven schools in Massachusetts now one step
closer to turning off those cell phones in the classroom
for good.
Speaker 5 (05:04):
Now, a legislative committee has advanced a bill that would
ban cell phones in Massachusetts public schools. Many communities have
already put limits on electronic devices, including cell phones. The
pending legislation would impact all public schools in Massachusetts, but
it's already raising concerns among parents worried about how they'd
get in touch with kids during emergencies. Twenty five states
(05:28):
have already passed laws impacting cell phone use in schools.
Mike Macklin, WBZ Boston's News radio.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
The Barbie verse is expanding.
Speaker 6 (05:38):
Hey Bombyan Mattel has unbailed a new Barbie with type
one diabetes, representing the estimated three hundred four thousand kids
and teenagers in the US with the same condition. She
wears a pink insulin pump and a continuous glucose monitor
to help control her blood sugar. It's linked to a
phone in her purse, which displays a monitoring app. Barbie's
(06:00):
slaves in the style department in a blue polka dot
crop top, matching ruffled miniskirt and chunky baby blue heels.
She retails for eleven Bucks. Deborah Rodriguez, CBS News.
Speaker 1 (06:12):
You are now in the loop for news updates throughout
the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app.
I'm Jim McKay, WBZ, Boston's news radio
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